Right-brained cost cutting

Last week it was my privilege to spend a few hours with an entrepreneur who compiled every quality indicator published by all 20 organizations that list themselves as having a mission that is directed toward "healthcare quality." I can't remember if there were 20 or 30,000 of them, but it was a boatload.

The entrepreneur then had a software expert create grids and graphs and quantitative tables in relational databases that would compile all of the related indicators, cross reference them, and pull them together into the appropriate job descriptions. This system was constructed to enable employers to objectively quantify these job descriptions and thus to evaluate the employees in a more appropriate, efficient, and comprehensive manner.

All of this would lead to higher quality care, reduce costs normally created from employee turnover, and lead to a better workplace and better patient care.

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